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Syracuse–based FustCharles opens Rochester–area office
BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Syracuse–based accounting and advisory firm FustCharles is now operating a new office in the Rochester region. The decision to open the Rochester–area office — situated at 70 Linden Oaks, Suite 230 in the town of Brighton — “comes as a response to the evolving landscape in public accounting,” the firm said in […]
Farm bill one-year extension includes farmer-payment program
The Farm Bill is now operating on a one-year extension, having been included in the continuing resolution budget deal that President Joe Biden signed Nov. 17. That’s according to the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), which also noted that Schumer secured the one-year extension of the Farm Bill in that legislation.
Bassett Medical Center earns surgical safety designation
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center has been named a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which represents more than 200,000 surgical nurses across the country. Bassett Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the nation to earn the designation as a Center of Excellence
Stakeholders discuss broadband access at Binghamton conference
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Local and state leaders recently met in Binghamton for the Second Annual Upstate Rural Broadband Conference to highlight projects underway in the region and to identify funding opportunities to speed up the deployment of high-speed networks in the Southern Tier and Central New York regions. “Our goal is to make high-speed broadband
Burger King deal bolsters revenue at PAR Technology
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) closed out the third quarter with a narrower loss than a year ago and high hopes for the future after landing Burger King as a new client. PAR posted a net loss of $15.5 million, or 56 cents per share, in the quarter ending Sept. 30,
AIS wins $28 million cyber contract modification
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) was awarded a $28 million contract modification for full-spectrum cyber capabilities. Combined with the initial award in 2019, this brings the overall value of the contract to $74.8 million, according to an AIS news release. The initial objective of the effort was to provide the U.S. Air Force
N.Y. manufacturing index turns positive again in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index bounced back into positive territory by rising 14 points to 9.1 in November, its highest reading since April. The index had turned negative in October by declining 7 points to -4.6. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. Based on firms
ESD awards funding to regional incubators
New York State has awarded $125,000 in annual funding and extended designations to business incubators operating in the greater Central New York, Mohawk Valley, and Southern Tier regions. The incubators include the Hub in Hamilton in Madison County, a collaboration between Colgate University and the Partnership for Community Development; CADE (Center for Agricultural Development and
Herkimer & Oneida County businesses win grants
ROME, N.Y. — The Women’s Fund of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded four $5,000 grants to women-owned businesses in Herkimer and Oneida counties to support the growth and development of their businesses. “We are very proud to provide this opportunity for women business owners again this year,” Janet Richmond, the Women’s Fund board of
Seneca Foods’ net sales slip in latest fiscal quarter
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that its net sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30 fell more than 7 percent to $407.5 million from $439.8 million in the same period a year earlier. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the
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